Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
In a clear sign that Harness Racing NSW has moved on Ben Yole, all of his stable runners at Leeton today were withdrawn from their scheduled races, leaving the first race a one horse walkover after Yole’s nine horses were scratched. The race was run with the one non-Yole horse as the only horse in […]
In what has becoming a fast moving feast following the release of the Murrihy report, all Ben Yole horses have been scratched from tonight’s Launceston meeting, presumably (but not certainly) by the Stewards. The move follows notices issued by Tasracing earlier this morning banning Ben Yole, Mark Yole, Nathan Ford and every other participant named […]
One issue that Ray Murrihy was restrained by the Tasmanian rules and laws from properly exploring was Ben Yole’s practice of taking no longer wanted racehorses to his mate Anthony Bullock’s place to be shot in the head, sliced up with chainsaws, and fed to the hounds. Here is what he found in the absence […]
The Controlling Body or Stewards may reject a nomination without assigning any reason Australian Harness Racing Rule 23(1)(13) As you can see above, the principal racing authorities in each State – HRNSW, HRV, HRSA, RWAA and Racing QLD or the QRIC – and/or the Stewards in each of those jurisdictions has the right to reject […]
The world class capital of racing integrity – Queensland – has had a couple of interesting additions to the ranks in recent years, both of them with links of various degrees to the Ben Yole scandal. Harness racing steward Steve Shinn was formerly the Chief Steward in Tasmania, before departing under a cloud sometime in […]
Hey Archie, The Murrihy report just highlights what we in the industry already knew. The biggest disgrace is the so called drivers who continue to drive for him. They should all be named and shamed. How they can be that loose with their morals and integrity is astounding. They should hang there head in shame […]
The state’s racing integrity body will be abolished and replaced after a damning report upheld claims of race fixing and animal cruelty in the harness racing industry. Describing the public release of the Murrihy report as “a dark day for racing”, Racing Minister Felix Ellis expressed shock and dismay at its findings of weak regulation, […]
Mr Murrihy upheld claims of team driving in race 2 at Burnie on October 7, 2002, in which the Ben Yole stable had six of the ten starters. “It is determined that Mitch Ford acted in concert with Nathan Ford by giving up the lead so as to cause Juniper to be unlawfully advantaged and […]
I have often criticized the racing writers for harness.org,au, claiming far more regularly than I would like to that they are little but stooges for their employer who are afraid to say or write anything that doesn’t abide with the company line. Well here is there chance to prove me wrong. As readers of this […]
Mistreatment of horses in the wash bay on race day A notice of 4 August 2023 required Ben Yole, and a notice of 7 August 2023 required Tim Yole, to answer an allegation of the mistreatment of horses in their care between 1 April 2020 and 1 April 2023, in contravention of AHRR 218A(1) and […]
